Opioid Agonist Treatment: September 2023

Information:

Correctional Service Canada is undergoing a web migration exercise. To view previous quarterly information, proceed to the Opioid Agonist Treatment page.

The following data shows a point-in-time snapshot (September 2023) of the number of individuals, by institution, on OAT and the number of individuals on the wait list. On this page you will find:

CSC total

OAT total Methadone Suboxone Sublocade Waitlist

3,287

747 2,105 435 103

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Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia

Nova Scotia

Institution OAT total Methadone Suboxone Sublocade Waitlist
Nova Institution for Women

41

16 12 13 2
Springhill Institution 181 72 103 6 10

New Brunswick

Institution OAT total Methadone Suboxone Sublocade Waitlist
Atlantic Institution

86

18 66 2 0
Dorchester Penitentiary, Medium 130 60 60 10 2
Dorchester Penitentiary, Minimum 20 11 7 2 0
Shepody Healing Centre 14 5 8 1 0

Quebec

Institution OAT total Methadone Suboxone Sublocade Waitlist
Archambault Institution, Medium

42

9 26 7 2
Archambault Institution, Minimum 4 1 2 1 0
Cowansville Institution 79 24 42 13 3
Donnacona Institution 65 19 44 2 1
Drummond Institution 31 8 16 7 1
Federal Training Centre, Minimum 28 8 17 3 5
Joliette Institution for Women 14 4 10 0 1
La Macaza Institution 34 5 20 9 0
Port-Cartier Institution 49 11 32 6 0
Regional Mental Health Centre 11 4 7 0 0
Regional Reception Centre  27 3 23 1 1

Ontario

Institution OAT total Methadone Suboxone Sublocade Waitlist
Bath Institution

101

27 54 20 0
Regional Treatment Centre - Bath 1 0 1 0 0
Beaver Creek Institution, Medium 117 42 57 18 0
Beaver Creek Institution, Minimum 16 5 7 4 0
Collins Bay Institution, Maximum 10 3 6 1 0
Collins Bay Institution, Medium 71 27 33 11 1
Collins Bay Institution, Minimum 13 2 8 3 0
Grand Valley Institution for Women 70 24 40 6 0
Joyceville Institution 92 28 43 21 0
Joyceville Institution, Minimum 20 9 2 9 0
Millhaven Institution 95 23 66 6 0
Regional Treatment Centre - Millhaven 15 8 7 0 0
Warkworth Institution 112 34 56 22 1

Manitoba

Institution OAT total Methadone Suboxone Sublocade Waitlist
Stony Mountain Institution, Maximum

15

4 11 0 1
Stony Mountain Institution, Medium 139 11 121 7 18
Stony Mountain Institution, Minimum 16 1 14 1
0

Saskatchewan

Institution OAT total Methadone Suboxone Sublocade Waitlist
Regional Psychiatric Centre

34

5 18 11 1
Saskatchewan Penitentiary, Maximum 49 3 43 3 4
Saskatchewan Penitentiary, Medium 184 9 156 19 23
Saskatchewan Penitentiary, Minimum 17 3 13 1 0
Willow Cree Healing Centre 10 0 10 0 0

Alberta

Institution OAT total Methadone Suboxone Sublocade Waitlist
Bowden Institution 150 19 116 15 2
Drumheller Institution 122 12 98 12 1
Edmonton Institution 77 15 52 10 0
Edmonton Institution for Women 61 0 39 22 11
Grande Cache Institution 116 0 113 3 2
Grierson Institution 2 0 2 0 0
Pê Sâkâstêw Centre 8 0 6 2 0

British Columbia

Institution OAT total Methadone Suboxone Sublocade Waitlist
Fraser Valley Institution for Women 25 8 15 2 0
Kent Institution 96 23 70 3 1
Kwìkwèxwelhp Healing Lodge 3 0 0 3 0
Matsqui Institution 77 22 38 17 0
Mission Institution, Medium 83 15 57 11 1
Mission Institution, Minimum 10 4 4 2 0
Mountain Institution 72 13 42 17 2
Pacific Institution 26 2 15 9 2
Regional Reception Assessment Centre 22 2 15 5 4
Regional Treatment Centre - Pacific  32 5 21 6 0
William Head Institution 10 3 5 2 0

Community supervision 

Region OAT total Methadone Suboxone Sublocade Waitlist
Atlantic 27 7 13 7 N/A
Quebec 23 6 12 5 N/A
Ontario 71 28 30 13 N/A
Prairies 91 9 65 17 N/A
Pacific  30 8 16 6 N/A

Opioid Agonist Treatment in CSC over time: June 2023

Date OAT total Methadone Suboxone Sublocade Waitlist
September 2023 3,287 747 2,105 435 103
August 2023 3,228 765 1,995 468 112
July 2023 3,169 766 1,917 486 169
June 2023 3,091 759 1,805 527 207
May 2023 3,051 772 1,761 518 195
April 2023 3,063 769 1,808 486 184
March 2023  3,061 774 1,818 469 192
February 2023  3,076 759 1,880 437 188
January 2023 3,080 768 1,848 464 173
December 2022 3,054 759 1,865 430 212
November 2022  3,020 757 1,868 396 212
October 2022 2,991 756 1,851 384 193
September 2022 2,956 760 1,816 380 201
June 2022 2,860 755 1,722 383 216
May 2022 2,815 742 1,725 348 252
April 2022 2,815 752 1,724 339 217
March 2022 2,776 743 1,704 329 236
February 2022 2,731 744 1,689 298 259
January 2022 2,709 750 1,658 301 260
December 2021 2,775 756 1,701 318 275
November 2021 2,732 735 1,685 312 310
October 2021 2,721 746 1,686 289 325
September 2021 2,684 759 1,649 276 351
August 2021 2,655 767 1,640 248 347
July 2021 2,640 757 1,638 245 379
June 2021 2,646 767 1,640 239 418
May 2021 2,626 751 1,636 239 418
April 2021 2,592 745 1,619 228 422
March 2021 2,572 744 1,619 228 422
February 2021 2,479 735 1,555 189 439
January 2021 2,481 760 1,531 190 476
December 2020 2,487 779 1,507 201 474
November 2020 2,470 779 1,508 183 467
October 2020 2,200 753 1,319 148 451
September 2020 2,202 715 1,353 134 473
August 2020 2,162 713 1,328 121 463
July 2020 2,121 748 1,252 121 482
June 2020 2,202 787 1,289 126 476
March 2020 2,155 779 1,281 95 447
December 2019 1,855 770 1,047 38 460
December 2018 1,445 815 630 N/A 435
December 2017 1,088 712 376 N/A N/A
December 2016 920 755 165 N/A N/A
Pre-2016 725 720 5 N/A N/A

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